I beleve it is meant to be a dream and what is remembered when you awake. it was based on 'A Sleeper awakes', by Bach Artist: Procol Harum Lyrics Song: A Whiter Shade Of Pale Lyrics We skipped the light fandango Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor I was feeling kinda seasick But the crowd called out for more The room was humming harder As the ceiling flew away When we called out for another drink The waiter brought a tray And so it was that later As the miller told his tale That her face, at first just ghostly, Turned a whiter shade of pale She said: "There is no reason And the truth is plain to see." But I wandered through my playing cards And would not let her be One of sixteen vestal virgins Who were leaving for the coast And although my eyes were open They might have just as well've been closed

We'll never really know as the song's vocalist and lyric writer, Gary Brooker and Keith Reid respectively, have sworn to never explain the lyrics. There seem to be references to Geoffrey Chaucer's The Miller's Tale, but the meaning of the song and significance of the Chaucer references will in all likelihood remain a mystery.

Procol Harum's Dave Ball sent in this admirable gloss on the famous song, prompted by strong feelings raised by an erotic interpretation: We skipped the light fandango /We danced a fandango turned cartwheels 'cross the floor/ Rather energetically I was feeling kinda seasick /I shouldn’t have had that last drink but the crowd called out for more/ But the crowd were egging us on The room was humming harder /The smell was getting bad from all the fandango-ing bodies as the ceiling flew away /As my head hit the floor When we called out for another drink Ah go on – gimme just one more shooter the waiter brought a tray /But the waiter hit me with his tray And so it was that later /When I woke up next morning as the miller told his tale /And my mate told me what I had done that her face, at first just ghostly, turned a whiter shade of pale /and my girlfriend was worse than me She said, 'There is no reason, and the truth is plain to see.' /I’m not an alcoholic she insisted But I wandered through my playing cards/ But I was busy playing solitaire and would not let her be one of sixteen vestal virgins who were leaving for the coast/ Reminded us of a school trip many moons ago and although my eyes were open/ And although my eyes were open they might have just as well've been closed/ There wasn’t anyone at home ……

I thought this was reasonably obvious ... The Song is about a Girl leaving her Boyfriend She tells him she is leaving him so they both go out drinking and dancing. After they return to his apartment she tells him why she is leaving him ... and the details follow ... We skipped the light fandango Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor ... Dancing I was feeling kinda seasick ... He has drunk so much the room appears to be swaying, and he feels sick But the crowd called out for more ... The Band is finishing at the end of the evening The room was humming harder As the ceiling flew away ... Indicates excessive Drink / Drugs When we called out for another drink The waiter brought a tray ... The waiter is clearing up drinks, not bringing new ones because the Bar is closing And so it was that later ... Presumeably they have returned to his apartment As the miller told his tale ... Drunk and telling dirty stories (Reference: Chaucer) That her face, at first just ghostly, Turned a whiter shade of pale ... She had to get drunk so she could be brave enough to tell him why she is leaving him She said: "There is no reason ... There is no reason for her to leave him, because she still loves him And the truth is plain to see." ... SHE can see the truth about what happened in their relationship But I wandered through my playing cards And would not let her be One of sixteen vestal virgins Who were leaving for the coast ... To me this indicated that she could see another future for herself, that didn't involve staying with him. My assumption was that this involved going away to college which was some sort of "perfect future" for her, hence the reference to the vestal virgins who would have been her comparatively "pure" Girlfriends from High School who could see a future for themselves that didn't rely on living with a Drunk And although my eyes were open They might have just as well've been closed ... He had been completely Blind to this

Whiter Shade of Pale, there is no meaning to this song the words seem to rhyme together in a nonsensical way, just like that other classic song Hey Jude, there is no meaning, still your own mind can make sense of this song, that is the beauty of it, you can have your own interpretations, so enjoy the song as a musical fantasy that's why Whiter Shade Of Pale will always be a classic song.

I'm not sure it means anything. My feeling is that someone is tripping and having some very interesting hallucinations.